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BOSOM PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. I9I5.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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C. L. BRALEY.

BOSOM PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-411915.

1,309,562, Patented July 8, 1919.

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C. L. BHALEY.

BOSOM PRESS;

APPLICATION FILED SEPTA. 1915.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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BOSOM PRESS.

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I l/VVENTOR azar/eslfira/zy 2/, BY ,mmlmlm' M III/I, I V w ArroflnmmUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. BRALEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICANLAUNDRY MACHINERY (30., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

BOSOM-PRESS.

Application filed. September 4. 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. BRALEY, ofChicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bosom-Presses; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My invention has for its object to improve the construction andoperation of bosomironing machines, with more particular reference tothe form of apparatus disclosed in my application, filed March 4, 1915,Serial No. 11,940, resulting in Patent No. 1,233,305, granted July 17,1917, and embodying generally a bosom supporting board movable into andout of pressing relation with a heated chest, and provided withindependently movable yoke supporting and clamping means, whereby theyoke and shoulder portions of a shirt, which are shaped and ironedpreviously on another machine, may be retained in their proper ironedrelation during ironing of the bosom, and a special purpose is to affordmechanisn'i for supporting and clamping the yoke and shoulder portionsof a shirt in a more simple, e'flicient and practical manner. A furtherpurpose of the invention is to lessen the work of the operator inpositioning and ironing a shirt bosom, and also to atl'ord a moreperfect coope ation between the yoke clamping means and the bosomironing and neckba-nd expanding devices. To these and other ends theinvention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts,all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel featuresbeing pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, illustrating the application of myinvention to a bosom press, and showing the yoke supporting and clampingmeans elevated into operative relation with the bosom board;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the heated chest, in section, inironing relation with the board, and the yoke supporting and clampingmeans released;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Serial No. 49.020.

Fig. 3 is a plan view with the parts in operative relation, or pressingposition;

Fig. 4-. is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4t-4c of Fig.1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the upper end of the board, with theyoke supporting and clamping means in operative relation;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line (i-6 of Fig. #1;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 7 a of Fig. 41, and

Fig. 8 is a sectional View on the line 88 of Fig. 5.

Similar reference numerals in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

In the embodiment of the invention as herein illustrated, there isemployed a bosom board 1 for receiving the bosom of a shirt and a heatedbed or chest 2, one of which parts is movable with relation to the otherinto and out of pressing relation, and for the purposes of thisapplication it is sufii cient to state that the machine may operatesimilarly to the usual type of machine in its class, in which the heatedchest is stationary and the board is movable vertically into and out ofengagement with the chest. To this end, the board is arranged on astandard 3 mounted on the. support 41, which may be operated up and downwithin a stationary guide or bracket 5 by any convenient actuatingmeans. The board 1 is provided with a cloth covering (3, retainedthereon by suitable means, as by pins 7 on the stationary plate 8, whichsecure the cloth at one end, and a plate 9 held by screws 10 forsecuring it at the opposite end. A neckband expander is provided on thebosom board, comprising a Forward stationary portion 11, and anadjustable member 12 carrying the rear portion 13 and corner or tailportions 1 1, which are curved as shown, to engage the inner surface ofa neckband, and are guided in their movements by suitable devices aswell known in this type of construction, and as illustrated in mypending application already referred to. The member 12 of the neck bandexpander is connected to and adjusted by a frame 15 extendinglongitudinally beneath the bosom board and carrying at its opposite endsuitable tail stretchedge of the bosom board, and beneath theseadjustable portions of the expander are disposed the yoke and shoulderportions of the shirt, which are shaped and ironed previously on amachine designed for this parti'cular purpose, and I will now describethe parts of the present apparatus which are provided for supporting andretaining the yoke portion of the garment during the operation ofironing the bosom, in such a manner as to prevent destroying the shapeor ironing effect that has already been imparted to the yoke andshoulder portions. Pivotally mounted on the support 1 is a carrierincluding arms designated at 17 and fixed on a spindle 18 which issuitably journaled in bearings 19. The carrier just referred to isprovided with yoke supporting and clamping means, and to this end itincludes a yoke supporting member 20 which is yieldably mounted on thecarrier by means of pins 21 carried by the member 20 and en gagingopenings in the carrier. Surrounding the pins 21 are springs 22 whichact to maintain the yoke supporting member in its normal position, whileat the same time permitting slight yielding movement down- Wardly orupwardly in order to insure its horizontal alinement with the bosomboard. The yoke supporting member is preferably provided with a paddedsurface 23 and also with clamping means for cooperation with the yoke tomaintain the latter on the supporting member. The clamping meansreferred to is preferably arranged on the car rier, and to this end itincludes independent clamping devices 24, each of which is pivoted abouta bearing 25 upon a base portion 26. The latter is slidable forwardlyand rearwardly upon guides 27 in order to permit adjustment of theclamping devices into proper relation with the neckband expander. 28designates a cam locking lever pivoted on the bearing 29 which issecured between lugs 30, the cam lever 28 acting, when moved downwardlyto the position shown in Fig. 8,

to lock the clamping device 24 against the shirt on the padded surfaceof the yoke supporting member and thereby retain the yoke tightlythereon. The spring 31 is arranged in a recess 32 and engages the underside of the clamping device 24 to impart a resilient action thereto. Itwill be seen that the construction and arrangement of both clampingmembers is identical in every respect and for convenience in the presentdescription, I have described only one of these. The yoke supportingmember 20 is preferably coextensive with the width of the ironing board,that is, extending from one side thereof to the other, and each of theclamping devices 24 preferably extends from one end of the yokesupporting member inwardly, terminating in a curved edge 33,

which is adapted to be positioned adjacent to the neckband, and in closeproximity to the outer surfaceof the adjacent tail portion of theexpander. By reason of the ad justability of each base 26 upon guides27, the operator is permitted to adjust the neckband expanden in thefirst instance in accordance with the size of the neckband,

and thereafter to move the clamping devices 24 with the base portions 26toward the expander until the' curved surfaces 33 abut against the edgeof the neckband on the expander, after which the clamping levers 28 areoperated to lock the clamping devices against the garment.

When the parts are in operative relation for ironing a bosom, the yokesupporting and clamping means is in the position shown in Fig. 1,maintaining the yoke in horizontal alinement with the bosom, andprovision is mad-e for allowing the yoke to drop downwardly away fromthe bosom board as soon as the latter is in ironing relation with theheated bed. The yoke supporting member is held in its uppermost positionby means of a vertical rod or bar 34 which is pivotally connectedthereto at 35 and is movable within an opening 36 of an actuating rod 37to be presently described. Rod 34 is cut away or recessed at 38 forengagement with the end of the support 4, as shown in Fig. 1,

' and 39 is a collar fixed on the rod 34 and serving to lnnit itsdownward movement,

as appears in Fig. 2. 40 is an arm fixed on the spindle 18, and41 is aspring serving to connect the rod 34 and arm 40, and acting to hold therod 34 in the position shown in Fig. 1 in order to maintain the yokesupporting member in its uppermost position. In order to release theyoke supporting member, automatic devices are provided which are broughtinto operation at the moment when the heated bed and ironing board arebrought into ironing relation, and this is accomplished in the followingman her. The actuating bar 37 is connected to a frame 42, slidablelaterally in guideways 43 as shown in Fig. 6, and including a cross bar44 arranged in the path of an inclined collar 45 secured to the rod 46.The latter is connected at its upper end to a part on the ironing boardand at its lower end to the stationary frame of the machine through anintermediate spring 47. By this means,

as the support 4 moves vertically, the cross bar 44 engage the inclinedcollar 45 and causes the frame 42 to move laterally. At the limit of theupward movement of the support and ironing board, the frame 42 will havemoved far enough to force the rod 34: laterally until recess 38 isdisengaged from the support, whereupon the yoke supporting member fallsaway from the ironing board. The vertical rod 46, already referred to,is also connected to releasing devices for the neckband expander andtail clamping means, but as this forms no part of the present inventionit is unnecessary to describe these parts.

In applying and ironing a shirt with the present construction, theoperator proceeds as follows: The yoke supporting member is movedupwardly by hand until it assumes the positlon shown in Fig. 1, theclamping devices however being disengaged, as appearing in Fig. 2. Theshirt is then placed on the board and the neckband expander operateduntil the neckband is "fully stretched, the tail portions of the shirtalso being tightened by the tail stretching members, all according tothe usual process of pressing a shirt bosom. The clamping devices arethen moved into close engagement with the neckband, arranged about theexpander, substantially as indicated in Fig. 3, and the clamping leversare then operated to maintain the clamping members tightly in engagementwith the yoke on the supporting member. The parts are now ready forironing and the bosom board is brought into pressing relation with theheated chest by moving upwardly. At the limit of its upward movement,the rod 34 is kicked off from the support t and the carrier, togetherwith the yoke supporting and clamping members, is permitted to fall awayfrom the bosom board. This causes an additional stretching andtightening of the body of the shirt, since the latter is retained on theyoke supporting member by the elampin g devices, and thereby limits themovement of the yoke supporting member, the weight of the latter,together with its associated parts, being sutlicient to stretch theupper part of the garment to a certain degree and thus impart a smootherand more perfect finish. After the operation is completed, the shirt isentirely released when the operator draws the clamping levers 28upwardly, and the parts are then in the position shown in Fig. .2, withthe bosom board however separated from the heated bed, which latter isshown in this figure merely to illustrate the general combination of theessential parts of the apparatus.

It will be understood that the particular embodiment of the inventionwhich I have described and illustrated does not limit ts scope in anymanner, and I consider that my improvement covers any modifications ordepartures from the present showing that may be utilized to carry outthe particular purposes set forth in the same or some equivalent manner.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and bosom board,one having movement with relation to the other into and out of ironingrelation, of a neck band a former on said board, a movable carrier, a

yoke supporting member on said carrier, yoke clamping means on saidmember, and means whereby said clamping means may be adjusted on saidmember relative o said neck band former.

2. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard, one having movement with relation to the other into and out ofironing relation. of a yoke supporting member in movable relation withthe ironing board, and independent clamping devices mounted on the yokesupporting member for engaging and retaining opposite portions of theyoke oi a shirt.

In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosom heard,one having movement with relation to the other into and out of ironingrelation. of a yoke supporting member in movable relation with theboard, a neckband expander on the board, and clamping means on the yokesupporting member for engaging and retaining the yoke of a shirt inclose proximity to an edge of said neckband expander.

4-. In a bosom press, the eonibination with a heated bed and a bosomheard, one having movement, with relation to the other into and out ofironing relation, of a yoke supporting member in movable relation withthe board. a neckband expander on the board, and independent clampingdevices mounted on the yoke supporting member for engaging and retainingopposite portions of the yoke of a shirt in close proximity to an edgeoithe neckband expander.

5. In a bosom press. the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard. one having movement with relation to the other into and out ofironing relation. oi" a yoke supporting member substamvially,coextensive with the width of the bosom board, a neckband expander onthe board. and clamping means cooperating with the yoke supportingmember for retaining the yoke of a shirt and having portions adapted tobe positioned in close proximity to the edge of the neckband expander.

6. In a bosom press, the ("elimination with a heated bed and a bosomboard, one having movement with relation to the other into and out ofironing relation. of a yoke supporting member substantially coextensivewith the width of the bosom board, a neckband expander on the board, andindependent clamping devices mounted on the yoke supporting member forretaining opposite llO portions of the yoke of a shirt, each clampingdevice having a portion adapted to be positioned in close proximity tosaid neckband expander.

a heated bed and a bosom board, one hav- 7 ing movement with relation tothe other into and out of ironing relation, of a carrier movabledownwardly away from the board, yoke supporting and clamping meansarranged on the carrier, and devices automatically operated when thebosom board and heated bed are brought, into ironing re lation foroperating the carrier downwardly 'to move said yoke supporting andclamping means away from the board.

9. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard, one havingmovement with relation to the other into and out ofironing relation, of a movable carrier, a yoke supporting memberarranged on the carrier, clamping means carried by the yoke supportingmember, and devices automatically operated when the bosom board andheated bed are brought into ironing relation for operating the carrierto move the yoke supporting member away from the board. 7

10. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard, one

having movement with relation to the other into and out of ironingrelation, of a yoke supporting member in movable relation. with theironing board, clamping means carried by the yoke supporting member, anddevices automatically operated when the bosom board and heated bed arebrought into ironing relation foroperating the yoke supporting member tomove it away from the board.

11. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard, one having relation to the other into and out of ironingrelation, of a sup-port for the bosom board, a yoke supporting membermovable downwardly away from the board, clamping means carried by theyoke supporting member, and devices automatically operated when thebosom board and heated bed are brought into ironing relation foroperating the yoke supporting member to move it away from the board.

12. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard, one

having movement with relation to the other into and out of ironingrelation, of a yoke supporting member in movable relation with theironing board, independent clamping devices mounted on the yokesupporting memthe ironing board, clamping means on the.

yo'ke supporting member for engaging and retaining the yoke of a'shirtand adapted to be positioned in close proximity to an edge of saidneckband expander, and devices automatically operated when the bosomboard and heated bed are brought into ironingrelation for operating theyoke supporting member to move it away from the board.

14. In a bosom press, the combination. i

with a heated bed and a bosom board, one having movement with relationto the other into and out of ironing relation, of a yoke supportingmember in movable relation with the ironing board, independent clampingdevices mounted on the yoke supporting member for engaging and retainingopposite portions of the yoke of a shirt and having portions adapted tobe positioned in close proximity to an edge of the neckband expander,and devices automatically operated when the bosom board and heated bedare brought into ironing relation for operating the yoke supportingmember to move it away from. the board. i

15. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard,'one having movement with relation to the other into and out ofironing relation, of a movable carrier, and yoke supporting and clampingmeans yieldably arranged on the carrier.

16. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard, one having movement with relation to the other into and out ofironing relation, of a movable carrier, a yoke supporting memberyieldably arranged on the carrier, and clamping means carried by theyoke supporting member.

17. In a bosom press, the combination with a heated bed and a bosomboard, one having movement with relation to the other into and out ofironing relation, of a yoke supporting member in movable relation withthe ironing board and vertically yieldable thereto when in operativeposition.

18. In a bosom press, the combination With a heated bed and a bosomboard, one 'tion, and clamping devices carried by the havlng movementwith relatlon to the other yoke supporting member.

into and out of ironing relation, of a yoke CHARLES L. BRALEY.supporting member in movable relation with WVitnesses:

5 the ironing board and vertically yieldable MICHAEL DALY, relativelythereto when in operative posi- SYn. CRESSWICK.

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